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Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Excellent storage drive

5 out of 5 eggs
Good speed and quiet, runs cool.
— 10/1/2008

Turn TLER on to safely use in RAID!!!

5 out of 5 eggs
1TB size, good price, fast.
— 1/30/2009


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Manufacturer Warranty

  • Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 5 years
  • Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 5 years


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  • newegg High Performance Electronics Architecture The Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS boasts dual processors and 32MB cache to deliver ultra fast read/write performance.
  • newegg SATA 3.0 Gb/s Interface The Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS features the SATA II interface supporting up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-pluggable point-to-point connections for optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.
  • newegg WD Data Lifeguard Technology Exclusive Data Lifeguard data protection features include shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.
  • newegg WD ShockGuard Technology ShockGuard technology instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations during operation. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.

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Learn more about the Western Digital WD1001FALS

Model
Brand
Western Digital
Series
Caviar Black
Model
WD1001FALS
Packaging
Bare Drive
Performance
Interface
SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity
1TB
RPM
7200 RPM
Cache
32MB
Physical Spec
Form Factor
3.5"
Features
Features
High Performance Electronics Architecture
Dual processor - Twice the processing power to maximize performance.
32 MB cache - Bigger, faster cache means faster performance.

Rock Solid Mechanical Architecture
StableTrac - The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations.
NoTouch ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.
Compatible - We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab™ and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems

Ideal For
Power computing applications such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out gaming computers.

How this WD hard drive protects your data
Data Lifeguard is an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates, and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.
Data Lifeguard Tools are software utilities designed for WD hard drives that work with the embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation,diagnostics and repair both simple and worry-free. (Download Data Lifeguard Tools)
ShockGuard instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
5 years limited
Labor
5 years limited

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  • N/A
  • 2/6/2012 11:37:35 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsWell Done once again

Pros: Newegg packaged these hard drives very well this time. I have gotten hard drives from them that were dead due to back packaging before, but it looks like they have corrected the problem. I hope it continues. Both drives I bought have tested out passed ok with WD diagnostics and are now ready to use. I can't wait till the prices come back down. Good Job Thailand in handling those horrific floods.

Cons: None that I know of. Have better luck with Western Digital than with any other hard drive manufacturer, so will continue to buy them.

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  • dakin187
  • 2/6/2012 3:48:09 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat Drives

Pros: Fast and Reliable. I have two of these drives that i bought here on Newegg in Feb. of 2009 . No issues thus far

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Not only are these drives fast and reliable but they are quiet as well. I highly recommend

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  • Speedwolf
  • 2/5/2012 11:29:49 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat so far.

Pros: Large, quiet internal drive. Faster than the 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 it replaced.

Cons: None so far.

Other Thoughts: Great double-boxed packing! Outer Box contained peanuts. Inner box, HD perfectly fitted between plastic holders.

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  • 2/5/2012 6:08:20 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

2 out of 5 eggsWorking fine for about 6 months

Pros: Great price when I bought it back in Jul 2011 and worked fine for the last 6 months.

Cons: Bought this drive in Jul 2011 as part of a new all purpose/everyday use rig. Was working fine up until yesterday when I went to unlock my machine, system could not recognize the drive. Upon rebooting, the drive emitted a loud scratching/static noise and failed to boot. This went on for several reboots until it eventually jumped back into Windows. As of the last few reboots, noise is no longer heard.

Other Thoughts: I've been hesitant to the use the drive and am currently running it through spinrite (taking a really long time at the halfway point) after which I'll try to dump any important files onto a NAS.

Will probably purchase another one and hopefully try to clone the contents of this one onto it.

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  • 2/5/2012 5:26:42 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggsFail!

Pros: Reputable brand (I thought)

Cons: Failed within a few hours. What happened to WD quality.
Now I have to pay shipping for a defective part??????

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  • Dan
  • 2/4/2012 11:34:46 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat harddrive

Pros: Ordered this harddrive for my PC build, works flawlessly.

Cons: None so far.

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  • 2/4/2012 12:10:31 AM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

2 out of 5 eggsReally LOUD!!!

Pros: It's fast and was easy to partition and format ect...

Cons: It's really loud, everything I do on the computer it clicks and sounds like its going to take off like a rocket.

Other Thoughts: It hasn't failed on me yet but im waiting for it... i think ill rma it first.

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  • 2/3/2012 8:53:19 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsSolid

Pros: No SMART errors, i have two of these and they run like champs, both of which have been spinning for 1.8 years.
5 year warranty, and WD is good with RMAs.

Cons: Price is high now, got these for $99 a few years ago.

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  • JW
  • 2/3/2012 4:24:54 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

1 out of 5 eggsFailed drive

Pros: It was a fast install of win 7 and files transfer

Cons: Failed within 25 startups, a day after OS installation

Other Thoughts: Love the brand, wish this drive wasn't a failure. Going on a deployment, hope to receive a good drive before leaving.

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  • Newguy
  • 2/3/2012 1:49:49 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsPerfect for Mac Pro 1.1

Pros: Compatible with Mac Pro 1.1. Just popped it in, reformatted and cloned from the original hard drive. Quick and painless. Very quite and fast.

Thought I needed to buy a new computer when all I needed was to upgrade the hard drives. Bought 2 of these and it feels like I got a new computer for only a couple hundred bucks.

I know the newer ones are faster and have larger caches, but this was perfect for my workload and heard this version of the Black Caviar was quiet.

Cons: Wish I new about these a couple of years ago when they were much cheaper ;-)

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